Iron Man

So, with Avengers 2 coming out in April 2015, it had to be done.  I have to rematch all 10 movies that have been released up to this point in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  I might also have to watch through Agents of Shield as well.

It's going to be tough this! (That was sarcasm..)

So, Iron Man.  This is the movie that launched a phenomenon.  And, it is phenomenal!

Robert Downey Jr, it isn't that he is the perfect person to play Tony Stark, he IS Tony Stark.  He puts in an amazing performance that never once reminds you that he is an actor.  The Iron Man effects are also pretty seamless.  It is just real.  You never think to yourself that this is bad CGI or anything like that.  It is just really well done.

The villain is fantastic too.  He isn't too villainy until the very end.  The film has some some pretty funny moments too as well.  The comedy isn't really joke based though.  To give you an example, Iron Man dodges a booming power blast by a tank and returns fire with a tiny little fizzy missile.  Goodbye power tank.  It's humorous but it also highlights just how good the Iron Man technology is.

Many have raised the issue of why Iron Man?  Why did Marvel kick the whole thing off with Iron Man?  It really was a master stroke when you think about it.  Known by everyone but not known well by anyone but the die hard fans really.  Known enough that people would be tempted to see it but not so well known that everyone would have already made up their mind before going to see it.

Secondly, and more importantly, Iron Man doesn't have crazy super powers.  He's an intelligent weapons designer who built himself a suit.  Everything in the suit is believable and only 2 things stretch you a bit on the believability front.  Repulsor weapons, explained as an accidental discovery and the chest piece Arc Reactor.  So really that's only one thing you have to think about and giving such a detailed story watching the thing be built that uses a lot of words you don't understand, tricks you into thinking it's possible.  My point is, Iron Man is the most believable hero of the Avengers team (I'm not really counting Hawkeye or Black Widow as they don't get their own movies).  He is therefore the perfect hero to introduce this whole thing to the masses and then draw them in to get them watching the rest.  Start with Thor or Captain America and you wouldn't get the same effect.

To sum up, this movie is just very very cool.  It very much entertains.  I'm going to rank it at 85/100.